Take Me To Your Reader

15 Jan 2026

Long-listed Miles Franklin Award recipient Suzanne McCourt chats about her early life, starting a writing career as a mature person and her connection with Poland

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Patsy and Andrew discuss LGBTIQA+ books that have been turned into films. They then interview Suzanne McCourt about her early life, coming late to a writing career and her connection with Poland. There are references to her first novel ‘The Lost Child’. The second part concentrates on Suzanne’s last novel ‘The Tulip Tree’. The final discussion is about ‘Fictionalising True Events’ and the challenges in this.

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9 Feb 2026

Unconventional award winning author Robert Skinner discusses his life, his views and his debut novella ‘I’d Rather Not’.

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Andrew and Robert discuss famous first lines and their importance to the rest of a book. Robert Skinner then bats  ...

5 Feb 2026

Screenwriter and author Rachel Givney chats about her writing process and her crime novel ‘Don’t Say His Name’

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Patsy and Loretta discuss Australian gothic/noir. They then chat with cross genre writer Rachel Givney about her writing styles, her ...

20 Jan 2026

Eleanor Elliot Thomas an ex human rights lawyer and now an acclaimed author chats about how her legal experience informs her writing and her second book ‘Do We Deserve This

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Robert and Andrew have an opening discussion about translating works from another language into English. They then interview Eleanor about ...